I out on the front porch an' I hollered
An' dogs An' dogs An' them dogs come out from under the house
An' them An' them come out from under the house barkin'
They we was goin' coon huntin' They knew we was coon huntin'
An' dogs An' them
We started huntin', oh, we was havin' such a fine
John Newbanks was a great American. He didn't believe in shooting no coons outta no tree, it was against his...upbringin'. He taught us from first (?)...from the day we were 'til the age we could keep listenin' to him. Give everything a sportin' chance
Give a sportin' chance
Whatever you do, it a sportin' chance
An' them An' dogs An' them come out from under the house barkin'
We huntin' We started
An' dogs We started huntin', oh, we was havin' such a time
When you free a coon, hold the dogs and cut the tree down, or either climb the tree and make the coon in amongst the dogs.
Give him a sportin' Give him a sportin'
Whatever you do, it a sportin' chance
An' dogs An' them An' them come out from under the house barkin'
him a sportin' chance
An' dogs come out from under the house barkin'
him a sportin' chance Give him a sportin' you do Whatever you do, it a sportin' chance
An' them come out from under the house barkin'
An' dogs An' dogs Give everything a sportin' An' them dogs out from under the house barkin' you do Whatever you do, it a sportin' chance